FOOTNOTES:
[435] In the Capital Laws of Connecticut, passed on the 1st of December, 1642, the te nth law reads as follows. "10. If any man stealeth a man or mankind, he shall be put to death. Ex. 21 16." But this was the law in Massachusetts, and yet slavery existed there for one hundred and forty-three (143) years.
[436] Conn. Col. Recs., 1678-89, p. 293.
[437] Ibid., p. 298.
[438] Conn Col Recs., 1689-1706, p. 40
[439] Ibid. 1689-1706, pp. 375, 376.
[440] Conn. Col. Recs., 1706-16, p. 52.
[441] Ibid., pp 51, 53.
[442] Conn. Col. Recs., 1706-16, p. 233.
[443] Conn. Col. Recs., 1717-25, pp. 390, 391.
[444] Ibid., 1726-35, p. 290.
[445] Conn. Col. Recs., 1706-16, pp. 515, 516.
[446] Hazard, State Papers, vol. ii. pp. 1-6.
[447] Conn. Col. Recs., vol. i. p. 349.
[448] Pres. Stiles's MSS.
[449] Freedom and Bondage, vol. i. pp. 272, 273.